Finding (and keeping) Woz
Question: Is it realistic to expect to find (or retain) a Wozniak-caliber cofounder for my web startup before the technical work becomes challenging and interesting? For my startup this could be 6-12 months after launch.
Background: I'm mid-20's, have liberal arts degree, been part of startup scene in major US city for 2.5 years; been failing "quickly and often" while bootstrapping. This January I finally attracted a Woz-caliber technical cofounder (50/50 split). We were same age, single, shared same values, both had part-time jobs to cover expenses, and I thought were both passionate about the vision and building this company into the next Apple or Google or whatever. All was good for 4 months. // Then he says he's bored out of his mind and can't finish the 2-3 weeks of work for the alpha launch. He can't imagine building features for a year while waiting for the big problems to emerge. So he's left to find a startup that, in his own words, "would make me want to pour my soul into it at the cost of something else."
So if he can't see past the "boring" work, is there anyone of his caliber who would? Or should I just expect not to find a proper cofounder until the work gets interesting for someone like him?